ViennaUP 2026
Decentralized city-wide startup festival across 50+ partner events over nine days with 10,000+ international attendees, 1,500+ startups, and active investor matchmaking. Most sessions free or low-cost; main-stage passes around EUR 200. Tracks span social impact, smart city, life sciences, and creative tech, a key CEE entry point for founders.
Details
- Date
- 8 May 2026 – 16 May 2026
- Format
- In-person
- Price
- € · Budget
- Target audience
- Founders
- Notable speakers
- Titi AkinsanmiGlobal Policy Team Lead, GoogleChristian TrummerChief Scientist, BitpandaGünce ÖnürGeneral Partner, Startup Wise GuysCornelia NussbaumerHead of Sustainability and Innovation, Wiener LinienLaurenz SimbrunerGeneral Partner & Co-Founder, PUSH VenturesGerald PollakPrincipal, 3VCKarin Andrea StephanCo-Founder & COO, EarkickPatrik CeskyManaging Director, aws GründungsfondsChristoph JentzschCEO, Tokenize.itTanja EmmerlingPartner, HTGFKilian KaminskiFounder, RefurbedThomas GanglExecutive Board Member, OMV
Who's taking part
Organizers
1Explore the Austria ecosystem
ViennaUP 2026 is part of the Vienna startup scene. Browse the wider directory: